[horns honking]
[back cracks]
[sighs]
What a day I've had. I'm ready for some peace and quiet.
Hey, Uncle G, you're just in time for Mice Squad on the Moon.
Oh, cheddarific.
This is where Moon Mouse and Nova escape from the crater monster.
-Couldn't you watch something more quiet? -Oh, no. Not a special news report.
I'm gonna miss my show.
This just in. New Mouse City has become victim to a string of unarmed thefts.
A rash of heists have struck shops in the Triple-Cream shopping district.
Oh! This could be a big story. Better head back to the office.
Cool. I can catch Mouse Squad online there.
Great.
Eight stores have been robbed. A jewelry store, clothing store,
ladies' accessories store, shoe store, what next?
[Trap panting]
Thea has disappeared!
♪ Who's the mouse who's fun and witty Scoops the news for New Mouse City ♪
♪ Geronimo! ♪
♪ He's amazing, he's terrific Watch out world he's cheddarific ♪
♪ He's outta site and in the know ♪
♪ Go! ♪
♪ He's the one we call Geronimo ♪
I can't believe she's gone. Where could she be?
Where could she go?!
Calm down. Tell us what happened. From the beginning.
[panting]
Tonight, Thea was supposed to meet me for dinner at the Cheese Shed.
[sobbing]
She never showed up.
-And? -And what? She never showed up, that's it.
Is that all? Thea's not missing.
She had an interview to do, and probably forgot to cancel your dinner.
But I tried to call her. I got her voicemail. Her voicemail!
Look, she'll probably call you and explain what happened.
Really?
Hmm. I guess you're right.
See? Everything has a reasonable explanation.
Yeah. Get him! Look out! Aliens!
What?
Well, most everything has a reasonable explanation.
[sighs]
Aside from all the crimes taking place in one area,
there's no connection between any of them.
Hey. I think I see a pattern.
-Really? -Could be the break we're looking for.
Aha!
What? Huh?
You see? It's a smiley face.
This has to be the work of some devious villain
who's probably called the Smirk or Crooked Face or Slashmouth.
-Trap, there is no pattern. -Look at this.
Another robbery has taken place. Mousey's Department Store was robbed.
Ha. The last piece of the puzzle.
Get some rest. Tomorrow, we check out the Triple-Cream district.
Uh, Trap, I think that's for ladies.
Really? Oh, well.
[sniffs]
Ah.
-Do you have a list of the stolen items? -Of course I do.
I have to warn you, it's not pretty.
Oh. As you can see, they even took the 1920's flapper's hat.
Oh, the horror.
I have to save the others. [crying]
As you can see, Judkins isn't handling this well.
-What surprised me, detective... -I'm not a--
...was the manner in which everything was stolen.
It was done in a clean fashion. They tidied up the stock room.
The only thing they left behind were a white glove and a can of disinfectant.
[Geronimo] Hmm. One dress, evening gown, yellow. Pink opened-toed beach sandals.
One pair of jeans, blue, preshrunk.
And the 1920s flapper's hat.
[Judkins crying]
[Judkins] Flapper's hat.
Hmm.
Don't you love them?
-Are you gonna get them? -Nah, I'm just looking.
-What do you think? -Very nice. Are you going to get it?
-Nah. -[groans]
Oh, I just love these.
She won't be taking them.
-You don't know how to enjoy shopping. -I guess not.
Wait a cheddar-picking-minute. When Thea and I were shopping,
-I noticed this rat we kept running into. -They're sales clerks.
It was a guy who was at each store that was robbed.
He might be our connection.
Hmm. If he had a name tag, then we'd know his name.
What...?
Where am I? Oh, someone's got good taste.
Locked?
[grunts]
The bars are there for your protection and to prevent you from leaving.
-You? Prince Nogouda? -Welcome to my humble home.
I'm happy you could come for another visit.
Visit? You're holding me prisoner. Well, it's been real. Gotta go.
Hyah!
[grunts]
Stop. You're spreading germs.
I hate germs.
Hmm. Perhaps a dinner might improve your mood, my soon-to-be princess.
A candlelight dinner for two under the stars. See you tonight.
[scoffs] Yeah, right.
[Nogouda chuckles]
Princess?
The stolen items include dresses, jewels, shoes,
-cookware, jeans, accessories-- -You think the clerk took it?
Hey, unc, I've been calling Thea and still no luck.
Uh-huh.
No reply? That's odd.
I told you, she's missing, disappeared, vamoosed, gone.
Hmm. Maybe if I can track her credit cards,
passport, driver's license...
[sighs]
Nothing.
Zip, zilch, nada, gone.
Thea can handle herself. She'll let us know if something's wrong.
Oh, no. Thea never showed up to her karate class.
What? She never misses her class. Something's wrong.
[chuckling]
Ah. I told the police of Thea's disappearance.
What? I'm on?
[clears throat]
This just in. Following a rash of robberies throughout New Mouse City,
Thea Stilton, who works for The Rodent's Gazette,
has suddenly gone missing. A coincidence?
Just like Sally to stir things up.
She's right. The robberies and Thea's disappearance are connected.
-Coz, you don't think...? -That mysterious rat might be responsible.
At least Sally's story won't hurt business.
[phone ringing]
Hello. Rodent's Gazette.
-Yes, ma'am. Okay, you got it. -Who was that?
-Some woman canceling her subscription. -What? Why?
Because Thea was implicated in the robberies.
[phone rings]
Hello? Rodent's Gazette. Yeah. But, sir, I--
We just lost another one.
[ringing]
Rodent's Gazette. No, Thea is not a criminal.
[ringing]
Rodent's Gazette. Thea is not a criminal.
If this keeps up, it could be the end of the Stilton Company.
[grunting]
Rats.
[sighs]
Never mind.
Now, let's see if Benjamin is on his Ben Pad.
[chuckles]
When is he not on his Ben Pad?
But, ma'am-- Okay, if that's the way you want it.
That was my mother. She canceled her subscription.
[sighs]
[Ben Pad beeping]
Hey, that's Morse code from Thea. Sounds like directions.
Looks like the Bandel Jungle.
-Nogouda. -Isn't he in jail?
According to this, he was in jail, but was let out for clean behavior.
-It's the clean guys who get the breaks. -Let's go.
I can't believe you'd drag me into the jungle to be your princess.
You weren't my first choice.
What? You think someone else could make a better princess than me?
-Not that I'd be your princess. -Perhaps this will change your mind.
You stole those items? Why? You can buy anything you want.
Yes. Well, I'm a little broke at the moment,
unless I find a princess.
Sweet, but no thanks. Holding a girl against her will is a big turnoff.
Oh, you will do what I ask before tomorrow.
You don't have a choice.
The stars are aligning, it's destiny.
[Nogouda chuckles]
Guards.
Hey. [grunts]
[insects buzzing]
[Geronimo shrieks]
Bugs! Bugs!
[coughing]
-I swallowed one. -Oh, that's not good.
Now you got one on the inside.
Another message from Thea.
Okay. I'm better now.
There has to be a way to sneak into the palace.
[sniffing, then groans]
-What is that smell? -What?
There, that's our way in.
-You go first. -No, you go first.
-No, you go first.
[Trap groans]
Fine. I'll go, but I won't like it.
I found a light switch.
[Geronimo yelling]
Ha. That's a weird light.
New rule, nobody touches anything.
-Understood? -[burly voice] Understood.
[shouting]
[Nogouda shouts]
Get away, you buffoon.
Ugh. Eye germs.
The moon is ascending, stars aligning. The time is near.
Once I have my princess,
I will be prince of the Bandel Jungle for all time.
Stop pushing. I'm going, I'm going.
[shouts]
[Trap] Well, it certainly is clean...
-and lemon fresh. -Cleanliness seems to be customary here.
Custom.
Custom. That's it.
The Bandel custom. What month is this?
I think it's Wednesday.
The prince must find a princess before the stars align
or he loses his status, and his palace and wealth.
If Nogouda hasn't found a princess by then...
-He is no longer prince. -That's why he grabbed Thea.
Right. I know how we can get out of here. Huddle up.
[whispering indistinctly]
-[Benjamin] Uncle G. -[Trap] I'll do it. I'll do it.
On four.
-Why four? -Well, everyone goes on three,
I like four. Four's a better number.
[grumbles] Just go.
[Trap yells] Ow.
Uh-oh.
Guys?
[snarling]
[all grunting]
[grunting]
[sighs]
-Where did you get that? -I always pack a sandwich.
Hey.
Be ready to run.
Run!
[grumbles] Hurry up.
[Thea grunts]
-Oh, my beautiful princess. -[Geronimo] Not yet.
Seize them at once!
Wait. According to ancient Bandel law, the prince is not allowed
to take a princess without wearing the sacred family medallion.
Really? Ugh. Everyone, stay put. I'll check the Bandel book of customs.
I'll be right back.
So, uh, you like working here at the palace?
[growls]
It's a pity to waste all that food, isn't it?
But I'm afraid we're gonna have to.
[shouts]
Thank you.
Don't eat it. Use it.
[muffled shouting]
Hold it, everybody.
And cheese.
Where is it? Where is it? Ah.
Okay.
[muttering]
Prince must maintain his shapely figure. Prince must floss...
Ah, here it is.
There's no rule about medallions. He tricked me.
Guards!
[Thea] How did you know about the medallion?
[Geronimo] I made it up.
Nogouda is a stickler for rules. He'd have to make sure.
Ha. So, you bluffed him? Way to go, unc.
Trap, why don't you turn on the lights?
[panting]
Oh, no. That's a weird light.
Oh, wait. I get it.
[bell rings]
[whimpering]
Oh, great. Now I'm no longer prince.
What could be worse?
[yelling]
[Geronimo] ...thus proving that the criminal behind New Mouse City's
burglaries was none other than the former Prince Nogouda,
not Thea Stilton, as reported by The Daily Rat.
For The Rodent's Gazette, I'm Geronimo Stilton.
[phone rings]
Daily Rat. May I help you?
Canceled?
Nobody cancels on me!